Adélaïde Dufré(s)noy
(1765 - 1825) France
Poet
Born in Nantes, Dufrénoy married at fifteen, leaving France after the Revolution of 1789 since her husband was a member of the royal entourage. She returned to France in 1812. Her writing had a decided homosexual sub-text and she was dubbed the "French Sappho" for her witty and sometimes erotic work.
Her first volume of poetry, Elégies proved very popular and sher received te approbation of the Académie Française in 1815. Dufrénoy published in a variety of other genres, including edited collections of literary works for women. Her woman-centredness is apparent in many of the titles of her work.
Her work includes:
- Elégies (1807)
- Etrennes à ma fille (New Year's Gift to My Daughter, 1815)
- La petite ménagère (The little House-wife, 1816)
- Biographie de jeunes demoiselles (Biography of Young Ladies, 1816)
- Les françaises nouvelles (The New Frenchwomen, 1818)
- Le livre des femmes (The Women's Book, 1823)
Excerpts from: Gabriele Griffin, Who's Who in Lesbian and Gay and Writing, Routledge, London, 2002
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